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Mining & the mines, 1919

4,299 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 215

Coal Prices Government Anxious Statement by Premier

Evening News · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 5

The Premier this morning stated that the Government was concerned at the proposed increase in the selling [?] of coal…

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Coledale Miners Back to Work Monday BULLI

Evening News · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 5

A meeting of C[?]edale miners was [?] Bulli, to-day [?]…

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Britain and the Coal Tar Dye Industry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 3

It is evident that the British authorities are determined that the valuable coal tar dye industry shall no longer [?]opoly of Germany, as it was…

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Price of Coal. Proposed Increases. Government Perturbed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 4

Although nothing in the nature of an official statement has yet been made regarding the proposed increase in the price of coal, the State Government has sufficient information in…

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Newly-won Gold. Sold in Eastern Market. Industry's Bad Experience in War Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 8

Newly-won Australian gold is being sold in an Eastern market at a payable premium. That is the result of a conference of gold producers of Australia, held recently in…

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Mining. in and About the Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 7

For the week ended April 2, 230 tons of carbonate ore were despatched by the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Company, to the Broken hill Accosted smelters, and 540 tons of sulphide ore to the Broken…

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Price of Coal. Miners' Demands. Rear-admiral Clarkson's Statement. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 18

The Controller of Shipping, Rear-Admiral Clarkson, who presided at the conference of representatives of the Colliery Proprietors and Miners in Melbourne last week, issued a…

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Southern Collieries. the North Bulli Dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 12

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The trouble nt the North BuIIi colliery, which has now lasted four works, is practically settled. Only one of the I non-unionists who were originally objected to…

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Coal Miners and Owners. a Serious Hitch. State Government Intervenes. Protection of the Public

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 10

The agreement which was arrived at in Melbourne, and confirmed in Sydney, between the coal minors and the mine owners, bus been suddenly bailed up by the Intervention of the…

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Coal on Fire

The Sun · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 6

About 50 tons of slack coal in the yard of Meggitt's Oil Works in Parramatta caught fire this morning through spontaneous combustion. The fire…

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Coledale Colliery Resumption on Monday Terms Considered Satisfactory

Evening News · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 2

The trouble at Coledale over the [?] of a small section of the employee to join the Miners Federal on has [?] satisfactorily adjusted and after…

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Financial. the Coal We Use

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 19

The probabilities are that as the conference of coal proprietors and coal miners has agreed to some increase in the return to the miners there will be an increase in the price…

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Mining. Sydney Stock Exchange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 19

Barrier and gold scrip were firm on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday, with tin interests following on well. Gold was the stronger and the closing sales of the day…

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The Copper Mining Industry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 6

At the invitation of the South Australian Government a conference was held on Friday afternoon last between representatives of the Wallaroo and…

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Coal Shortage Position in Adelaide Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 5

South Australian consumers are alarmed at the increasing shortage of coal for the quarter ended March. The deliveries are 32,000 tons short of…

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Coal Crisis Government to Act Royal Commission

The Sun · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 6

The State Government has decided to take definite action regarding the position which has arisen in connection with the coal trade…

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Mining Shares Barriers Inactive Tin Scrip Solid

Evening News · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 3

[?] this morning Braked Hill interest. A large business was trans[?] to [?] mostly at advanced rates [?] was noted…

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Romance of Mining. Discovery of Radium Whil[?] Searching for Copper

The World's News · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 19

A VALUABLE radium discovery—radium is £400,000 an ounce—has been made in a remarkable way at Hapstead, on the fringe of Dartmoor…

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Airmen Mine-sweepers Ten Mines to the Mile LONDON, April 7

The Sun · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 2

The "Daily Express" understands that the Admiralty has designed a specially light, strong hawser, permitting of the extensive use of airships in…

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British Miners' Dispute

The Mirror · Sunday 13 April 1919 · page 2

The first figures from South Wales of the miners' votes show an eight to one ratio in favor of the Sankey Commission report, though the delegates'…

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